| Author | Pene du Bois |
| Book Type |
2: chapter book |
| Category Description | juvenile fiction / action & adventure |
| Cover Type | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 7 in h | 5 in w | 0.5 in t | 0.3 lb wt |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Series | Puffin Modern Classics |
| ISBN-10 | 014240330X |
| Sub Genre | Fantasy |
| Description | A Newbery Medal Winner Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition. |